Lounge Frog guide
Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 Economy) vs Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats)
Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 Economy) has 239 seats and Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats) has 335. Only the first has First. Economy legroom is more generous on the first (33.1 vs 31 inches of pitch).
Cabins side by side
| Cabin | Seats | Rows | Layout | Seat | Pitch | Width | Recline | Bed | Screen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan Airlines · X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 EconomyFirst Class | 6 | 1–2 | 1-2-1 | Private suite | — | — | — | 79.9 in | — |
Japan Airlines · X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 EconomyBusiness Class | 54 | 3–16 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 22 in | — | 78 in | 24 in |
Japan Airlines · X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 EconomyPremium Economy Class | 24 | 17–19 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 42.1 in | 18.9 in | — | — | 16 in |
Japan Airlines · X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 EconomyEconomy Class | 155 | 45–62 | 3-3-3 | Standard seat | 33.1 in | 18.1 in | — | — | 13 in |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsUpper Class | 44 | 1–11 | 1-2-1 | Lie-flat bed | — | 20 in | — | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsPremium | 56 | 21–27 | 2-4-2 | Recliner | 38 in | 18.5 in | 7 in | — | — |
Virgin Atlantic · A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seatsEconomy | 235 | 45–71 | 3-3-3 | Recliner | 31 in | 17.4 in | 5 in | — | — |
Japan Airlines Airbus A350-1000 (X35, 6 First · 54 Business · 24 Premium Economy · 155 Economy)
239 seats: 4 good, 27 mixed, 21 to avoid
Best seats
- Row 1, seat A (First Class): first suite at the window in a cabin of only six.
- Row 10, seat A (Business Class): business window seat in the larger rear cabin, away from the lavatories at either end.
- Row 17, seat A (Premium Economy Class): front-row Premium Economy window pair.
- Row 45, seat B (Economy Class): exit-row seat at the front of Economy.
Seats to avoid
- Row 7, seats A, G and K (Business Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 19, seats A, C, D, E, F, G, H and K (Premium Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 61, seat A (Economy Class): last full row, beside the rear lavatories.
- Row 61, seats B, C, D, E, G, H, J and K (Economy Class): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 (A350-1000 with The Loft, 335 seats)
335 seats: 62 good, 24 mixed, 18 to avoid
Best seats
- Rows 1–11, seats A and K (Upper Class): single window seat with direct aisle access: the most private Upper Class seats.
- Row 53, seats B, C, H and J (Economy): exit row on Virgin Atlantic's map, with open floor in front by the door: lots of legroom, though people gather by the door and lavatories. You must be able to help in an emergency.
- Row 54, seat A (Economy): no seat in front: Virgin's map has no seat 53A, so there is more room for your legs.
- Row 54, seats B, C, D, F, G, H and J (Economy): economy Delight seat, marked on the map: up to 34 inches of pitch against up to 31 in the rest of Economy, per Virgin Atlantic.
Seats to avoid
- Row 52, seats A and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 52, seats B, C, D, F, G, H and J (Economy): next to a lavatory, with queues, noise and flushing
- Row 70, seats A, B and C (Economy): last seat in its block, with lavatories drawn right behind it: expect queues for the lavatory.
- Row 70, seats H, J and K (Economy): last seat in its block, with galleys drawn right behind it: expect galley noise and light.